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Barbara Bush On Jeb Run: 'We've Had Enough Bushes'

Associated Press, AP 2 p.m. EDT April 25, 2013

Barbara Bush and Laura Bush wait as US President Barack Obama, former US President George W. Bush and former US President George H. W. Bush arrive for a dedication ceremony at the George W. Bush Library and Museum on the grounds of Southern Methodist University(Photo: WUSA)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library, former first lady Barbara Bush is brushing aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House.

Appearing in an interview Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Mrs. Bush was asked how she felt about Jeb, the former governor of Florida, seeking the presidency in 2016.

Mrs. Bush replied, quote, "We've had enough Bushes."

She went on to say she thought there were many worthy candidates, telling anchor Matt Lauer, "There are people out there" who are qualified. Mrs. Bush, who had a reputation for bluntness when her husband George H.W. Bush was president, spoke from the site of the presidential library. On Wednesday, George W. Bush told CNN he thought Jeb Bush should run for president.